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Radar trends to watch: December 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

There are several takes on having avatar-filled meetings in virtual spaces. Virtual and Augmented Reality. Their take on the metaverse is that it’s bad for humans to stay indoors, cocooned in virtual worlds. coli : Synthetic biologists designed a maze represented by chemicals using bacteria engineered to detect those chemicals.

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Radar Trends to Watch: October 2023

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware. The document is treated as a PDF by malware scanners, but can be opened either as a Word document (which executes the macros) or as a PDF. The API and SDK will make it easier to build workarounds when governments learn how to detect the use of Outline.

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Critical infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever—your industry could be a prime target

Lacework

Infrastructure is the underlying foundation or framework of a system or organization while critical infrastructure is the physical and virtual assets, systems, and networks that are essential to society. For the first time, malware was used to cause physical damage. Critical infrastructure is organized into 16 different sectors.

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CIOs Discover That Dumb Technology Can’t Always Be Upgraded

The Accidental Successful CIO

The person with the CIO job understands that software has underpinned the internet’s virtual world from inception, of course, and has shown both its potential and vulnerability. Cyber-physical systems are “embedded in virtually all aspects of our lives at this point in time. Dealing With The Old And The New.

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Hybrid Work: Benefits, Disadvantages and Other Considerations

Kaseya

For example, Dow Chemical saved over 30% in non-real estate costs after transitioning to a remote workforce. By leveraging virtual communication tools, such as team messaging and video conferencing, businesses have managed to close the communication gap between remote employees. Standardized Communication. Valued Work/Life Balance.

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Radar Trends to Watch: October 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Chaos is new malware that can infect both Windows and Linux devices, including routers, firewalls, and other networking hardware. Some studies show that surgery patients who are given a virtual reality program to view during a procedure require less anaesthetic. VR may also help in post-operative recovery. Quantum Computing.

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